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This too is so firmly reduced that the nose is unreadable. There is by contrast good freshness and a lovely sense of...
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One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
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Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
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Elegant and brilliant nose, ripe fruits, hazelnut, brioche. Wonderful length, toasted, mineral.
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Yellow hue with golden hints. citrus and acacia flowers bouquet, revealed by delicate oaky touch. Unique magnitude...
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Chardonnay Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2008 750ml

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.